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As we head into the third period the Bruins will need to erase a 2-1 Ottawa lead if they want to secure the Northeast Division and No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Senators added to their lead at 10:33 with a Jared Cowen snipe from the point.

Cowen exchanged passes with Kyle Turris and Sergei Gonchar before one-timing a bomb from just below the blue line. The puck went through traffic and beat Tuukka Rask to give Ottawa the 2-0 lead. The goal was Cowen’s first of the season.

The Bruins got their first power play of the second with 2:00 remaining in the second period after Cory Conacher got whistled for holding. It looked like they would go into the third down 2-0 but Rich Peverely scored with 3.4 second left.

Peverely skated down the ice with just over seven seconds left in the period when he passed the puck to Wade Redden. The Bruins defenseman got hit against the board as he passed back to Peverely, who was able to beat Robin Lehner and close the gap to 2-1.

Thanks to a Brad Marchand slashing penalty, the Bruins started the second period off with a Senators power play but Ottawa wasn’t able to add to their lead. Both teams were forced to play four-on-four at 2:20 when Shawn Thornton got sent to the box for tripping and Erik Condra for interference.

Tyler Seguin had a pair of near breakaways, but wasn’t able to get the puck on the net. The first, an Ottawa defender dove to stop him and he missed the net on the second attempt.